Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19
THE DOUBLE COUSINS.

was upon making herself and her guests
comfortable. l advisedly put herself
first. for she held that without personal
practice Of the art success with others
was impossible. She was to be found,
then. one night tucked cozily into a long,
comfortable black wicker chair, the seat
Of which was Of such a length that her
wee person could only be satisfactorily
accommodated on it by the adJuncts OF
stool and a cushion. Into the soft re-
cesses of the latter her pretty head sank
trifie wearily. Her hands were folded
idly on her lap and she was gazing in
law, dreamy manner into the fire.
There had been q shooting party in the
house. which had broken up that morn
ing, and the occupant of the opposite
chair was the solitary remaining guest
Jessie Vernon.
Dora Maclean's old school fellow and
bosom friend was a distinctly pretty girl
of one or two and twenty. Some min
utes passed before either spoke. The
fair little hostess was the first to speak.
AT last she murmured. Fancy,
Jessie. your having been in the house a
whole week without our having had one
word in private. Entertaining and being
.,.-,,;,,I.I ,,.,,s ~, ,ra .ftar n time
80. Il.,.,,,. p',';.I, ,r,s ,b. dnIIest atT,ir
-. g. w;n.nohhr,s shoo,;r,y lnprh-
Mus Cnna.rs stiff and starch
on, !" -, Us ,,;,h ,h,t ;nSu,T.r,b,v lone
"n... an,,,a ~ H.. orar had rods ',
tn i'll. ,..s,,a,, S,;t,.J , ,.,v-r No sba
H., :, o,t nor,. there ia no one
e s- ra.,,nms,dsd J.sSie.
"s out -. -, w a.. .xamnla She ;ndnlg.i
aiiu' sc'u"s ,i'e '
III pio'Ins s",.;.. ,,,,aod ,,rs Mac
. Eli ~, ~. a,T. onJ If once 7
% - ,,au co IN b..J s.r,;,ht.
~ - ~, ali no. of a chat for
way. anu - sh,,,t s,nn in a
,., IN NJ r,nS;nv hers.slf She inquired.
nuiH. ,.. 'u WI : !, n, he tell me
.Sanr ~ c.c;l,',
Syu ~ a. -, ..n -, ,slaa the cir,
,. '..I,t w a;r ,honcb the slow color
VIII - ps - har chssts beTo5 her
0s .iia. n ;.noran.e
nssu 81. H., l,,r, Which ;s TIE
-, .,r,i, nv d.,r, Roth seemed
~ aI,1, aar",aI and the whole Mace is
eio;,oj 90 tnow tbe result"
eAoiteu npu, ~ H. NJ. ,hom-,,, h.,,tor of rou
-, a,,,S, ,,,t yo,, nouIJ allow me
.i'in :" ,hip., $50 - Hr,ss;n in ynur bmse =
- 90 arpov,pce
~ ..s,la.. % ,n,, ,o h, q snb;e.t for rossip.
-. c,n hin ~ II Won will
tn, uci ,,si,. ~ 70, u,st .ynact
I. Iii, >. ,.,,-to5 Mrs NacIeap
pope " III, i',,. ,,,rn.''~ - =
" +, - H., AVID then answered
' IL. 81 II. q, prr+a,. This nm.
ri go ,o,, r,ucb for the
-, ha.rtoJ little D,ra She spranc
Nnn :''I IL. .nS ,hrowiny her arms
,a ~ fr;end exclaimed.
fouiIu iie' u - IIan,;rr ro, door
o.a ~ ,n. ,;aS ~ arv man. Wh,
sl,o,,,,lp's Won flirt with any number YOU
s sn'n OIL 40 toll mo WHICH of the tw,
-, !"
20 .i,or, co,ld ba ,,v doubt =" re-
,o;,.I I.ss;,. still rather petulantly.
~ hone there can't" answered he,
r-., ,r;tIa or,yeIv as she resumed
~. 80, ..Ganr-e saws that Cecil bear.
-. L.a ch,r,cter--
..C..;m bo i . nerfect horror" inter
.,,oJ Jass;e
NJ M.cIe,n heaved a sigh of relief.
- on, ,honkful Won don't like him
h,, ,.I, me has Gland proposed?''
No he hasn +" was the lacouic re
,,v. and Jessie took up the ivory hair
.,. fron, ber Ian and began to ply i
=, c,nciudo the sub;ect. In,
Msa,,.,,, ,,..s rot 10 he mt off.
hs, ''cN-a .,rs ;, Sbe resumed. after
,ea anrsrc which She had been con
ii,'ar;nc how to renew the attack success
til. ..tb,. Cecil is a mauvais sujei
thor meyer was a greater dill
fa.,,,c, io,waen co,sins. and such doubl
- .,o,"
..Wh,t A. ,ou moan bv double cousin,
-. i.nn,.aJ Mis- Vernon. reused ;
Di" '
Ast. v, .,.;r fathers were brother,
~. r,n,bers we're sisters. Tw
anu ' ;..i ,ro sisters. 50 don
80, 600 they are cousins twice ovt
Ii, nort d,or to broth.rs:"
lii te' :. nl,s.,r,-.,a tho cir,
= ,u, ..Ia. = no, oil ;, nprs,,ed II,
An poi li.A. - ar, bo,h onI
coinltaii'oii no,,ars be;ng e.
chidreh' anu NJ, :n fo..',n.S Iassi
iitiess -, ~ a,,.nd;ng one hit l belle,
you "ie nv: - siaEn nont Won So
you Me soe ~ W, ,b,, 7 am diving
know all about your aiiairS'
Jessie smiled
That Is pam 10 'he , l,ies' ."L.
ity. she remarked. his, u,ii'i' 4.
nately. l have nothiiis 20 %, .oiii.u ha, ~.
'Noehns W III. so,,.n 20 anv a,
when you have hardly spoheh 70 70 a,to. s,s "
for the last "eeh uu' ", ''e
those two siandisi'eS , ao,,